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Allen Ginsberg's first recorded "Howl"

  • BOOKS
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Apr 13, 2021

It was the poem that defined a generation. "Howl," Allen Ginsberg's defiantly gay manifesto, and other poems, will be released on audio by Omnivore Recordings on CD, LP, and in multiple streaming and download formats.

Morris Kight's life & times: 'Humanist, Liberationist, Fantabulist' gives gay rights activist his due

  • BOOKS
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Aug 18, 2020

Biographer Mary Ann Cherry shines the spotlight on Morris Kight (1919-2003), the L.A.-based gay rights leader who did everything possible to ensure that the spotlight shone as much on the movement as on himself.

Bedazzlers: The Cockettes in Print: Acid Drag & Sexual Anarchy 1969-1972

  • BOOKS
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Apr 15, 2020

Half a century ago, a bedazzled assortment of psychedelically-influenced, collective-living, sexually experimental, and inherently theatrical gay men and straight women forever transformed the Bay Area's cultural landscape. They were The Cockettes.

Music for wonderful Christmas time

  • MUSIC
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Dec 10, 2019

Welcome to the 2,373rd annual installment of our holiday music survey, filled with goodies for the good, the bad, and the naughty.

Merry Christmas recordings!

  • MUSIC
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Dec 25, 2018

I've been doing these holiday music roundups for so long that I've lost track of what century we're in. Before it's too late, I invite you to take a read and a listen. Happy holidays!

Divine diva

  • MUSIC
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Nov 6, 2018

Tom Volf's new documentary "Maria by Callas" is essential viewing for anyone who cares about classical music, opera, the human psyche, or the biases of American media.

Music for the holiday season, part 2

  • MUSIC
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Dec 20, 2017

Stocking still empty? You can probably grab a USB stick, download these albums, and have fine holiday gifts for the carol-starved amongst us.

Music for the holiday season, part 1

  • MUSIC
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Dec 13, 2017

Welcome to the first installment of our two-part survey of Christmas music.

Sound-text breakthroughs

  • MUSIC
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Mar 7, 2017

Modern French gay love story

  • MOVIES
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Jan 24, 2017

Marilyn Horne in drag?

  • MUSIC
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Jan 4, 2017

Box-setting for the holidays

  • MUSIC
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Dec 21, 2016

Tuning into holiday recordings

  • MUSIC
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Dec 6, 2016

A very gay song recital

  • MUSIC
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Aug 31, 2016

Triumph of memory

  • MUSIC
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Jun 1, 2016

The very model of a German soprano

  • MUSIC
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • May 11, 2016

Gay liberation days

  • BOOKS
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Apr 19, 2016

More holiday music for now & beyond

  • MUSIC
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Dec 21, 2015

Tunes for the holidays & beyond

  • MUSIC
  • by Jason Victor Serinus
  • Dec 15, 2015

Jake Heggie goes global

It is one measure of San Francisco-based composer Jake Heggie's success that his songs, long considered the province of American artists, have found their champions in Europe.